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Pros:The Three Gorges Dam protects floods so other living things and plants will be safe.
The Dam will prevent acid rain and people will have less health problems, since the air is cleaner than usual.
Cons: The dust from the dam made the water dirty and polluted the air.
Fish can't travel upstream to spawn.
The Three Gorges Dam made silts and sediments go underwater so the water of the Yangtze River is getting polluted.
The Three Gorges Dam flooded 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1350 villages.
The Dam blocked about ten million gallons of paper bags, plastic bottles, animal corpses, and trees.
While the Three Gorges Dam is letting out the sluices, the water pollutes the Yangtze River.
Over 70 species of fish is estimated to be killed because of different water temperature, surrounding environment, and lack of resources.
People around the Yangtze River cannot drink or use the water in the Yangtze River because the water has chemicals and allergies.
1.2 million people have been forced to leave their homes. 300,000 more people are going to be forced to leave their homes.
The Three Gorges Dam is making lots animals extinct like the Chinese Alligator.
The dam slows the river's flow, so silt can't be washed away.
4SR Pros and Cons
This page will be used to gather information for your project. As you read through material on the Internet and in books, you will record the facts for both pro and con on this page. You will also add the resource for your information through an Internet link or the title of your print resource.
Pros: The Three Gorges Dam protects floods so other living things and plants will be safe.
The Dam will prevent acid rain and people will have less health problems, since the air is cleaner than usual.
Cons: The dust from the dam made the water dirty and polluted the air.
Fish can't travel upstream to spawn.
The Three Gorges Dam made silts and sediments go underwater so the water of the Yangtze River is getting polluted.
The Three Gorges Dam flooded 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1350 villages.
The Dam blocked about ten million gallons of paper bags, plastic bottles, animal corpses, and trees.
While the Three Gorges Dam is letting out the sluices, the water pollutes the Yangtze River.
Over 70 species of fish is estimated to be killed because of different water temperature, surrounding environment, and lack of resources.
People around the Yangtze River cannot drink or use the water in the Yangtze River because the water has chemicals and allergies.
1.2 million people have been forced to leave their homes. 300,000 more people are going to be forced to leave their homes.
The Three Gorges Dam is making lots animals extinct like the Chinese Alligator.
The dam slows the river's flow, so silt can't be washed away.
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